<span>A verb, is a word (part of speech) that is showing an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand).</span>
Answer:
He found a match and thought the glittering fiery eyes of the cat were live coals, and held the match to them to light it. The cat, not understanding this, sprang at his face, and spat and scratched at him. Frightened, he ran to the back door; but there the dog jumped up and bit him in the leg; and as he was crossing over the yard the donkey kicked him; and the hen, who had been awakened by the noise, crowed with all his might.
Explanation:
Hello,
David is thinking about his quest for manhood, which he connects with
owning a gun. Because he is “almost a man,” he believes that he should
own the symbol of manhood: a gun. Borrowing a mail-order catalog from a
local store owner so that he can look at the pictures of revolvers,
David becomes obsessed with thoughts of guns, becoming a man, and, most
important, the strategy that he must use to persuade his mother that he
should be able to buy a gun. A real man doesn't need a gun.
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